#9BBBF0#9BBBF0
#9BBBF0 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.488; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.084 H 260.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BBBF0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 187, 240) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 74%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 35%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.4%, 22.1%, 0%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.33, 1.77, -29.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.33, 29.85, 273.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.76% -0.014 -0.0825) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.76% 0.084 260.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.0113, 48.7983, 89.3631) |
| Luminance | 0.4880 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 2.01
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.59
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.61
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.77
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 6.75
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 7.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BBBF0 #F0D09B
analogous
#9BE5F0 #9BBBF0 #A69BF0
triadic
#9BBBF0 #F09BBB #BBF09B
tetradic
#9BBBF0 #F09BE5 #F0D09B #9BF0A6
square
#9BBBF0 #F09BE5 #F0D09B #9BF0A6
split-complementary
#9BBBF0 #F0A69B #E5F09B
monochromatic
#3173E0 #6697E8 #9BBBF0 #D0DFF8 #E4EDFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#9BBBF0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.76
#9BBBF0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BBBF0
10.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BBBF0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BBBF0 | 1.00 | 1.95 | 10.76 | 10.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9BEF2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0B6EF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#80C6CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bbbf0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 187, 240); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.084 260.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbcff5',
500: '#9bbbf0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bbbf0; $custom-light: #bbcff5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bbbf0",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 187,
"b": 240
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.412,
"s": 73.913,
"l": 77.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78764,
"c": 0.08365,
"h": 260.4
},
"luminance": 0.488
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BBBF0
secondary
#F3E9D8
accent
#8B0FD6
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F9FD
border
#D0D2D5
text
#121317
muted
#818285